Degradability of forage proteins by in situ and in vitro enzymatic methods

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 343-354

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Abdelgadir, I E O ^b,c   Cochran, R C ^b   Fritz, J O ^b   Fick, W H ^b   Olson, K C ^b,d   Turner, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Al Safi Dairy Establishment   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Forages; Proteases; Protein degradation; Streptomyces griseus protease

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

NITROGEN; PROTEINASE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENZYMOLOGY; KINETICS; LEGUME; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FABACEAE; KINETICS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NITROGEN; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POACEAE; RUMEN; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 0033070165     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75241-0     Document Type: Article

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